@ARTICLE{R. Mohammad Zadeh, author = {R. Mohammad Zadeh, and M. Rahemi, and }, title = {The Effect of Heat Treatments on Sprouting and Storage Life of Potato Tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.) }, volume = {11}, number = {1}, abstract ={To evaluate the effects of heat treatments on sprouting weight, loss and other charactristics of two potato cultivars (Agria and Diamont) in cold (9±1) and ambient (18±1) storage, a series of experiments were conducted in 2004. In this study, after curing, the tubers of both cultivars were treated with warm air, at 25, 35, 45 and 57oC for 4, 8 and 12 h and with warm water at 22, 54 and 57 for 15 and 30 min. Treated tubers were packed in net bags and were kept in cold and ambinent storage for 2 and 4 months. The results of the study indicated that warm air at 45oC for 8 and 24 h and warm water at 57oC for 15 min. in comparison to control reduced the percentage of tuber sprouting significantly, without internal changes in tubers composition. }, URL = {http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-654-en.html}, eprint = {http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-654-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Water and Soil Science}, doi = {}, year = {2007} }